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Has facial reconstruction from a skull ever been checked for accuracy with a blind test of the procedure?
How do we know they've been checked for accuracy? Has a reconstruction of an unidentified skull been compared to a photo of that person when identified?
2 Answers
- Robert JLv 72 years agoFavourite answer
Yes, they have obviously been checked for accuracy!
When the identity is not known before the reconstruction, it's a blind test.
Any time a reconstruction has been successfully used to identify someone's remains, the reconstruction can be compared to past photos of that person.
The techniques have been developed and refined over many years and are pretty accurate for the shape of the face.
- Anonymous2 years ago
Yes, of course. Why on earth would you imagine otherwise?
